SF Bay Area-need ride in 7.1GT3
12-27-2011, 01:29 PM
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As with LC, I suspect GTS is the right car for you. Why not switch the exhaust on your car, bide your time, and wait for depreciation to bring the GTS within reach?
If you're antsy, I'm a really big fan of 997-1 Carrera six-speed manuals with NO options and 18s — though they're not easy to find and you have to check your ego at the door because a lot of Porsche people won't "get" your car. It's just a really sweet, simple car and really fun to drive on the street. I even started to not mind the bad ride height and 18s after awhile, so good was the driving, and that's sayin' somethin'.
Be careful, though: It's easy to miss the brilliance of the base 997-1 stripper on a short test drive. I told Patrick Long how much I liked it and he looked at me like I was nuts. Then he tried the same press car a few months later and called me to rave about it. Ditto for a friend who had a 997-1 GT3 and sold it because it wasn't "sweet" enough ("too much on the street" I think he said). These days, he drives a Boxster Spyder, and says it's the best car he's ever owned, and might be the best car he'll ever own (and he's owned a lot of good ones, including various German and Italian greats). That guy drove the base 997-1 Carrera and said, "I don't get it...steering is light, shifter is light, suspension is soft..." 300 miles later, he was utterly in love with it.
Anyway, different horses for different courses...but if you're looking for "kinder/gentler" Porsche that's still sporting, I'd look at these according to budget:
997-2 Carrera GTS
987-2 Boxster Spyder
997-1 Carrera (with 18s and no PASM)
996-2 Carrera 4S (though you may not like the ride)
Happy hunting!
Best,
pete
If you're antsy, I'm a really big fan of 997-1 Carrera six-speed manuals with NO options and 18s — though they're not easy to find and you have to check your ego at the door because a lot of Porsche people won't "get" your car. It's just a really sweet, simple car and really fun to drive on the street. I even started to not mind the bad ride height and 18s after awhile, so good was the driving, and that's sayin' somethin'.
Be careful, though: It's easy to miss the brilliance of the base 997-1 stripper on a short test drive. I told Patrick Long how much I liked it and he looked at me like I was nuts. Then he tried the same press car a few months later and called me to rave about it. Ditto for a friend who had a 997-1 GT3 and sold it because it wasn't "sweet" enough ("too much on the street" I think he said). These days, he drives a Boxster Spyder, and says it's the best car he's ever owned, and might be the best car he'll ever own (and he's owned a lot of good ones, including various German and Italian greats). That guy drove the base 997-1 Carrera and said, "I don't get it...steering is light, shifter is light, suspension is soft..." 300 miles later, he was utterly in love with it.Anyway, different horses for different courses...but if you're looking for "kinder/gentler" Porsche that's still sporting, I'd look at these according to budget:
997-2 Carrera GTS
987-2 Boxster Spyder
997-1 Carrera (with 18s and no PASM)
996-2 Carrera 4S (though you may not like the ride)
Happy hunting!
Best,
pete
I agree about the Spyder, but I would also include the Cayman R ... sonnen have had one w/o A/C on their floor for months now!!!
looks like the RGT@ switch is gone ...
but you might like to check out some of their cars Joe ... I think they have some end-of-year deals on!
12-27-2011, 01:43 PM
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Joe, keep the 6, silence the exhaust and I am sending you a gt3 mk1 suspension with an alignment.
This IS what you need. Keep your money for your traveling.
You are welcome. : )
This IS what you need. Keep your money for your traveling.
You are welcome. : )
12-27-2011, 01:46 PM
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12-27-2011, 01:49 PM
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I know but Joe is a friend.
Besides, don't you agree that the mk1's spring/damper combo is ideal for what he wants?
As a reminder it has 65N/mm springs at the rear.
I am very proud of my idea.
Besides, don't you agree that the mk1's spring/damper combo is ideal for what he wants?
As a reminder it has 65N/mm springs at the rear.
I am very proud of my idea.
12-27-2011, 02:35 PM
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Was tempted to include Cayman R, but we just had another one and it didn't drive as nice as the green one, which was fresh but still didn't drive as nice as any of the Spyders I've driven (several now). Want to love the Cayman R, and should love the Cayman R, but don't. And a Cayman R without A/C, even in moderate climates, isn't very nice because its window-down interior aero isn't very good at anything past city speeds — so you want to roll up the windows, but wait, you don't have A/C so it gets stuffy inside. And, in Redding last summer, an A/C-delete CR was awful. Ask me how I know... I pity the person who buys that Cayman R unless they live in SF or the North Coast and don't plan on heading inland.
I think I'm with Slow: Stick with your 996 GT3.
pete
Last edited by stout; 12-27-2011 at 02:58 PM.
